Bent County register., 1887-08-27

| papers that the merchants should
take to the sand hills. Not so, Bro.
Davis, most of our merchants be-
lieve in advertising and are willing
to help all the papers. A Lamar pa
per should be the last in the world
to advocate such a proceeding upon
the part of our merchants knowing
that the well supported papers of
Lamar is what has built that town.
Granada Exponent.
The surveyorgeneral of Colorado
let contract to United States deputy
surveyor, Ed. S. Smell, on the 11th
inst, for the survey of the Old Fort
Lyon military reservation in Bent
county. This will throw open a
large tract of land that has hitherto
been held from the operation of the
pre-emtion and homestead laws, and
no doubt will facilitate settlers in OBJ
tanning title to some of the best lands
within the county. Many citizens in
survey and will watch with impa-
tience its completion.-Las Animas
Leader.
The Pioneer store at La Junta,
conducted during the past eightyears
by Jones, We'll & Co.; Jenes & We'll.
Jones & Fisher and p S. Jones, has
closed out business and shut its doors
to the public. A valuable stone
building constructed in 1882, now
stands idle. If Mr.. Jones had the
building in Las Animas on the site
of the bank and Wells store, it
would bring good revenue.-Las
Animas Democrat.
Coroner Chas. Barnes has been ap-
pointed commissioner (for Bent coun-
ty) to look after the burial of ex-
Union soldiers and sailors. Parties
knowing of any cases demanding his
attention will please notify him at
La Junta.-Las Animas Democrat.
A recent communication to the
Journa. of Commerce is from the Of
fee of the director of observations of
the Colorado Meteorological Asso-
citation, at Colorado Springs. The
cooperation of the State press is
asked in advertising the objects of
of the organizations. The purpose
is eminently worthy. Every reader
is called upon to furnish data of the
conditions of the weather at his place
of residence, whether it be on noun
tain or valley. 1t is hoped that in
this way full statistics may be col
ected of Colorado as health re-
sort.
All those who favor this method
of inviting immigration to Colorado
are asked to correspond with Mr.. L.
w. Sherwood. He is the assistant
of the Signal Corps, U. S. Army,
Colorado Springs. All data will be
compiled into report which will
prove one of the best advertisements
ever invented in the State. Stress is
laid upon reports dealing with baro-
metric pressure, temperature, coudi-
ness, rainfall and other conditions of
the weather. 1t is hoped the advice
will be acted upon at the earliest OPP
portunity.-Denver Journal of Com
merce.
G. c. Goodale, ESQ.,, attorney at
law was up from Lamar yesterday.
Mr.. Goodale is from Iowa and is an
associate of Mr.. Cooper, a lively real
estate agent of that town.-Las Ami
mas Leader.
Sam d. Yoxall has a market gar
den at Montero from which he is sup
plying our people with choice garden
sass grown on sod without irrigation.
His melons, cabbages, roastin' ears,
ETC., are pronounced hard to beat in
any country.-Cheyeune Wells Ga
zette.
One of the cattle magnates of the
West, Mr.. JamesT. Stewart, of Iowa,
in an interview few days ago, said
that all failures Of cattle companies
in Colordo, Wyoming and New Mex
leo and elsewhere was due to the big
salaries paid the managers, and the
depletion of herds by the selling of